Clemens the mentor becomes Clemens the pitcher today

The LoHud Yankees Blog found this 6/9/2007 on www.thejournalnews.com [flag]

Nearly seven hours before his scheduled first pitch, Roger Clemens arrived at Waterfront Park in Trenton, N.J., on May 23 eager to start his routine. With his timetable to join the Yankees' rotation accelerated, Clemens marched into the locker room and immediately sought out Double-A Trenton Thunder manager Tony Franklin. "Hey," Clemens said. "What can I do to help?" Before Franklin could ... [link]

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Game 60: Pirates at Yankees
Published 6/9/2007 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... Pregame chatter: Kevin Devaney, who followed Clemens for his minor-league starts, wrote a story on his return for today’s paper. ... Interesting that Phelps is getting a shot at first base. Perhaps Cairo hasn’t won the job just yet. ... The Pirates placed Salomon Torres on the DL with an elbow injury and called up Masumi Kuwata from Indianapolis. This will be very big news in Japan. Kuwata was a standout there for years who came to the majors at the end of his career.

Gettin’ Ready For the Rocket
Published 6/9/2007 by JMM at MY BASEBALL BIAS
... Clemens has been a mentor to many on his journey to the Yankees this season.

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